During the last week the observing schedule was replanned to
incorporate observations of M82 X-1, which was accepted as a Target
of Opportunity on Sep 2. The replanned loads were uplinked on Sep 7.
Planned observations of Mrk 273 and Mkn 876 were impacted by the
replan and will be rescheduled.

A real-time procedure was executed on Sep 7 to perform a routine
self-check of the Electrical Interface Assembly (EIA) Sequencer.

A Chandra image release was issued on Sep 8 describing observations of
an object at the middle of the supernove remnant RCW 103, which is
about 10,700 light years from Earth. The object appears to be the
slowest spinning neutron star yet detected using Chandra and other
X-ray telescopes. While other neutron stars spin multiple times a
minute, this object only rotates once about every 6.5 hours. Chandra
data showed this object displays properties of a magnetar, a type of
neutron star with extremely powerful magnetic fields. For details see:
http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2016/rcw103/